Candidates

Jackie Collett

Master of Public Administration, Bachelor of Arts in psychology, both from the University of Nebraska Omaha

Family

Married

Key issue

Nebraska faces dangerous budgetary challenges, putting our public school systems and other vital programs at great risk. Once elected, one of my first priorities will be to modernize our tax structure and increase revenue by: Updating our income tax brackets to reflect the pace of inflation and household tax burden; imposing taxes on certain services; and collecting sales tax on all internet sales.

John S. McCollister

Incumbent

Principal, McCollister & Co., a family manufacturing company; former executive director of the Platte Institute

Rebalancing Nebraska's property, sales and income tax obligations is among my top priorities. This essential policy work is needed to create a financial foundation for the state and its citizens that is both firm and fair. Such a foundation will provide support for continued criminal justice reform to reduce our over-crowded prisons by placing non-violent offenders in facilities better suited for career training and post-release programs, and allow for improved transparency, accountability and efficiency in state government. I will continue to introduce legislation that gives Nebraskans a strong voice in their state government.

Voter info

» Register in person at an election commission office, the DMV, or in Douglas County, any of Omaha’s 12 library branches.

Registration questions

Visit www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov to check whether you’re registered to vote and find your polling place. If you think you should be able to vote at a polling place but there’s a problem with the registration, request to fill out a provisional ballot. The election commission will collect them and then has a week to verify whether you are eligible to vote.

To see a sample ballot

See a sample ballot from the Nebraska Secretary of State website here.

To find your district

Visit votercheck.necvr.ne.gov and look up your registration info or polling place to find a list of the political districts you live in.

Important dates

Oct. 1: First day for early voting ballots to be mailed.
Oct. 9: First day to vote early in person at election commission office.
Oct. 19: Deadline to register to vote online, by mail, at agencies, at the DMV office, by deputy registrar or by registration form that’s delivered to the election office by someone other than the person registering
Oct. 26: Deadline for in-person voter registration at election commission office, 6 p.m. Deadline for early voting ballots to be requested to be mailed to a specific address, 6 p.m. Deadline for write-in candidates to file notarized affidavit and filing fee with filing officer.
Nov. 5: Deadline for in-person early voting at election commission office, 5 p.m. (Sarpy County office closes at 4:45 p.m.)
Nov. 6: Election Day! Polls open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. 7 p.m.: Deadline for agent to pick up early voting ballot. 8 p.m.: Deadline to return early voting ballot to election commission office or drop box location
Nov. 13: Deadline for verification of provisional ballots

Here are the Douglas County drop box locations, opening in early October: